Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-08-12

that in few years the producers of Blue
Bulls sons and daughters with records
would be largely increased; but | was
not prepared for this amazing increase as
the facts show in two years time. For
once, at least, was prophet, and right
here will make another prediction /. e.
that in few years more the Blue Bull
dams will prove themselves producers of
speed second to no family except Seely's
American Stars. AT least. our faith has
been strong enough to induce us to pur-
chase two of the best bred Blue Bull
dams living, viz Salie V. and Minnie
Hal, full sisters. The dam Of these
mares was sired by Grey's Tom Hal, sire
of Bay Billy, PAGER, record IA; Timber
Jack, PAGER, :1S4 Little Gypsy 20 and
others, and sire of the dam of Buffalo
Girl Papa, Jerome Turner :l54, ST. Den
mis- :23 and five others; I'd dam by Bad
stockings. These mares are both fdst.
Salle V. having trotted well attested
! trial in pa, half in | 10. We are breed
ing them to Capt. McGregor, by Robt
McGregor, 2:17b.
| For the sake of comparison | will sum
up the speed progeny descended from
Blue Bull, he having to his credit at the
close of 1856 siXty-six trotters and pac-
ers with records of 80 and better: ten
of his sons have sired fourteen 2 30 per-
formers. Ten of his daguhters have
produced twelve 2 80 performers. Com
pairing the above with Geo. Wilkes, who
outranks all the descendants of other
trotting families, we find the records
show this Geo. Wilkes has to his credit
at the close of 1856, tifty-six trotters and
PAGERS with records of 2 80 and better.
Eleven of his sons have sired twenty
one , 80 performers: seven of his daugh-
tiers have produced seven , 80 perform
ers.
The active life of Blue Bull and Geo.
Wilkes were about equal, and substan-
TALLY during the same years, with the
opportunities of well bred mares very
largely in favor of Geo. Wilkes and his
sons and the same can be said of his
daughters over Blue Bulls daughters
What comparison there would have
been had their opportunities been equal
no man can tell. Truly, here were two
great sires and | have no disposition tC
detract an iota from the merits of either
horse, or any other family of speed pro-
ducers. | am not so preiudiced that
can't see merit outside of the family
may be most interested in. | never fine
fault with a man for writing up or talk
ing up any family of horses, but it al
ways nettles me to hear man endeavol
to build up one family by traducing anC
belittleing others. Prejudice is hare
thing to overcome, but time usually
makes all things even. We all remember
how the pacing element was cried down
by the breeding autOcrats as damage
in pedigree But now it is the most
fashionable cross on trotting blood. The
same element in the breeding interests
have eXerted their influence against Blue
Bull. When his first trotters entered
the list, it was proclaimed an accident
but more kept dropping in and the re-
mark would be made. son. well, he has
got through now But as the years
rolled by the Blue Bulls would appear
smiling at the post. defeating COMPETE
tors of other sires, doing themselves and
their sire credit. The next cry was that
they were cutters, soft-heartcd. etc., but
that has long since been exploded Then
came the cry. son, we'll, lie will not
transmit his speed producing qualities to
his produce, the speed of the Blue Bulls
will die with Blue Bull, etc" But that
is also being rapidly exploded. What
next? Come, fellow breeders, let us give
the devil his due and not allow our pref.
udccs to condemn everything that is not
ground through our grist or through
some other , 30 list. The following is
Blue Blu lis roll of honor: